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Hayley Scrivenor: Dirt Creek
Ronnie and Ester are best friends and do most things together. They are lively girls, up for an adventure. The mothers of Ester and Ronnie are also best friends. Constance Bianchi is Esters mum, and Shelly McFarlane is Ronnie’s. The women and their children spend a lot of time together. Their husbands, not so much.…
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Arthur Herbert: The Cuts That Cure
Alex Brantley is a highly skilled surgeon in the wrong profession. So what does he do? Well the choice is limited as his license is revoked and he is pilloried by the media. So change professions and become a high school science teacher and track coach is the answer. In small town Three Rivers, Texas,…
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Stephen J. Golds: Say Goodbye When I’m Gone
The nail that sticks out will be hammered down My waiting with veiled patience for Say Goodbye When I’m Gone has paid off. This debut by Stephen J Golds is one urgent, breathless trip and certainly not for the prim and squeamish. It’s noir with a capital N. It’s the blunt end of the sword…
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Yigal Zur: Death in Shangri-La
Dotan Naor has known Willy Mizrachi for many years. A ruthless Israeli arms dealer Mizrachi is a dangerous man. But his son Itiel is missing in the Himalayas and he needs Naor’s help. Naor, formerly an Israeli operative, is now a private investigator. With a bet that involves a bottle of fine spirits he agrees…
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Oliver Bottini: Zen and the Art of Murder
DCI Louise Boni tracks the battered Buddhist monk through the gathering snow and gloom. She knows he needs help, but there is a language barrier. All Boni has is her insight and intuition. Something she is excellent with. The thing is, Boni has an alcohol problem. She is completely self-destructive, internally driven by the ghosts…
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From the Archives – Michael J. Clark: Clean Sweep
Escape A prostitute with a ledger she shouldn’t have. The man who wants it back, and the hunters he sets against her. One man, Pastor Tommy Bosco, who can help her disappear. Considering that one of the hitmen is his father and the woman was once responsible for putting him in prison, Bosco wonders if…